Multiple choice technology security

A Buffer over flow occurs when …

  1. The application does not have enough memory allocated to handle the large amount of input

  2. The Operating System does not have enough RAM to handle large amount of input

  3. The client does not have enough memory allocated to handle the large amount of input

  4. A variable in the program does not have enough memory allocated to handle the amount of input
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Explanation

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a buffer (a variable or block of memory allocated for input) than it can hold, causing it to overwrite adjacent memory. Distractors focusing on system-wide RAM or general client/application memory allocation miss the specific local variable/buffer boundary violation mechanism.

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